Two horses start this session on Developing Horses. Gerhard Politz, Dr. Dieter Schule and Axel Steiner watch them warm up and offer suggestions for working on the walk. They warn against a restricting hand, and with the mare, ask for the hind legs to be swinging forward more actively with bending hocks.
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Trainers & Judge's Forum: Developing ...
Two horses start this session on Developing Horses. Gerhard Politz, Dr. Dieter Schule and Axel Steiner watch them warm up and offer suggestions for working on the walk. They warn against a restricting hand, and with the mare, ask for the hind legs to be swinging forward more actively with bendin...
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Keeping the Contact - Day 1 | Daniel ...
Daniel Dockx works with this horse and rider pair over the course of two days. During the warm-up on the first day, this horse evades the contact and slows. To correct this, Daniel asks the rider for bigger steps to keep the horse through his back and on the contact. As the horse steps bigger, th...
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Keeping the Contact - Day 1 | Daniel ...
The transitions within the canter go well, and they ask the horse to stretch down. The next challenge is to pick up the reins, but keep him stretching into the contact. In the trot they go from working to a half halt to forward, resulting in bigger steps. They ask him for a forward extended trot ...
